EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City is presently engaged in the Department of Public Service, Brentnell Avenue & Bar Harbor Road - Sidewalk Improvements (PID 440005-100041) Public Project (the “Public Project”). The City desires to acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real property interests (collectively, the “Real Estate”) in order to complete the Public Project. The City previously passed Ordinance Number 1576-2012 on July 23, 2012, which authorized the City Attorney to spend City funds to acquire the Real Estate. Accordingly, the City intends to appropriate the Real Estate in the event the City Attorney is (i) unable to either locate some of the Real Estate’s owners, or (ii) agree with some of the Real Estate’s owners regarding the amount of just compensation paid by the City for the Real Estate. Therefore, this resolution declares the City’s necessity and intent to appropriate the Real Estate.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested to allow for the City’s acquisition of the Real Estate to allow for the Public Project’s construction to proceed without delay, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
TITLE
To declare the City’s necessity and intent to appropriate fee simple title and lesser real property interests for the Department of Public Service, Brentnell Avenue & Bar Harbor Road - Sidewalk Improvements (PID 440005-100041) Public Project; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
BODY
WHEREAS, it is in the City’s best interest to declare the City’s necessity and intent to appropriate the fee simple title and lesser property interests (i.e. Real Estate) being acquired by the City Attorney for the Department of Public Service, Brentnell Avenue & Bar Harbor Road - Sidewalk Improvements (PID 440005-100041) Public Project (i.e. Public Project);
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service in that it is immediatel...
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